GPU RENDERING

Fast and Smooth

ori-term renders entirely on the GPU. Text, images, UI elements, and decorations are all drawn in a single GPU-accelerated pass. The result: smooth scrolling, zero flicker, and minimal CPU usage even with heavy terminal output.

Smart Redrawing

ori-term only redraws what has changed. When your terminal is sitting at a prompt, almost no work is done. When output is streaming, only the new lines are updated. This keeps power consumption low and your laptop fans quiet.

High Frame Rate

The renderer targets up to 120 FPS with intelligent frame batching. Multiple updates within the same frame are combined into a single redraw. When the terminal is idle, no frames are rendered at all -- the GPU rests completely.

Crisp Text

Glyphs are rasterized once and cached for instant reuse. Common ASCII characters are pre-loaded at startup so the very first frame displays instantly. The result is sharp, consistent text at any font size.

Live Tab Previews

When you hover over a tab, you see a live, scaled-down preview of that tab's content. This is a real-time render, not a screenshot -- it updates as the content changes.